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A state of India on the country’s southwest coast, Karnataka lies on the Arabian Sea. It is also bounded by the Indian states of Goa and Maharashtra on the north, Andhra Pradesh on the east, Tamil Nadu on the southeast, and Kerala on the south. Karnataka has an area of 74,051 square miles (191,791 square kilometers). Although most of its people live in rural areas, the state has several large cities. Bangalore (Bengaluru), the state capital, is one of the largest cities in India. Other major urban areas in Karnataka include Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad, Mangalore, Belgaum, and Gulbarga.